Picasso Blue Period Portrait Brings $29 Million at Sotheby's
New York reports Picasso's Blue Period portrait sold for 29 million at Sotheby's, the highest auction price since 1990. A 1920s Matisse brought 14.8 million, a sales record for the artist, as 44 of 46 works from Donald and Jean Stralem's estate totaled 65 million.
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Unabomber Warns Two Nobel Prize Winners
The Unabomber mailed letters to Nobel winners Richard J. Roberts of New England Biolabs and Phillip Sharp of MIT on April 20 from Oakland, warning them to halt their work or face anger. The letters arrived as the suspect released his latest deadly bomb, per FBI and the Boston Herald.
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U S Vessel to Deliver Rafters to Cuban Port
A U S vessel will move 13 Cuban rafters to Puerto de Habana near Havana as protests rise over the Clinton policy shift that ends automatic asylum and allows about 21,000 Cuban refugees held at Guantanamo Bay to enter the United States. Cuban exiles vow escalated civil disobedience after the decision.
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Two Die When Man Fires On Bus In Fort Lauderdale
In Fort Lauderdale a 35-year-old William Harrison shot Byron Dean Flowers 38 on a county bus then killed himself. Flowers, traveling with his common law wife and their 2-year-old son, died at the scene. Harrison also died. Police said no clear link between the two men existed.
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Zebra mussel impact may exceed initial estimates
Ohio State University economist Leroy Hushak questions 1983 projections that zebra mussels would cause 3.1 billion dollars in damage by 2001. He leads a study on the invasion’s economic effects on Lake Michigan and Lake Erie power plants water systems and related industries.
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Berkeley sidewalk panhandling ban struck down by judge
U S District Judge Claudia Wilken ruled Berkeley’s ordinances restricting sitting on public sidewalks and soliciting money unconstitutional. The measures, approved last year to curb panhandling near businesses, were paused after an ACLU lawsuit citing free speech and expression rights.
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Piddling dogs short out Tiburon lighting system
Tiburon Calif plans cost cuts after dogs repeatedly pee on sidewalk lights costing 200 dollars a month in damage. Public Works Director Tony Iacoppi says the low lighting fixtures along Shoreline Park are corroded by dog urine, prompting a 4500 dollar repair budget and debate over replacement with higher fixtures.
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World War II generation marked by aging guardians and memory
Faces in Lynn and Boston honor Ed Duffey and a generation that survived a Nazi assault, built a postwar boom, and reshaped society through women’s work and civil rights. Analysts note fading living memory as veterans die, while historians recall unity, sacrifice, and the era’s lasting impact.
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Clinton set for thorny summit with Yeltsin
President Clinton prepares for a difficult meeting with Boris Yeltsin in Moscow as both leaders honor World War II victory and discuss global tensions. Clinton privately presses for changes over Russia's nuclear cooperation with Iran amid Chechen conflict and security concerns.
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